MrWizard wrote:
i wonder if this is going to go the way the Facebook initial stock offering went
a runaway grand slam, then fizzle out ...
no matter the cheap price, this won't replace my Sony media player or somebodies Roku
this is nothing more than a marketing ploy
get as many people as possible using Chrome and the cloud
Good point. I bought it as I thought I could cast directly from my Galaxy S3 phone via my unlimited data plan. No joy. To work, both the Chromecast and the S3 must be connected to the same WiFi AP. If the S3 WiFi is ON the hotspot will not run. It is almost as if the carriers worked a deal to block Chromecast casting over a cellular data connection.
Chromecast only works over WiFi. Not being able to cast from the Android Chrome browser is another letdown. I'll probably play with it some more and then flip it on eBay. I imagine I can get my 11 bucks back. Roku still reigns for me too.
